Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act” or the “FACT Act”.
Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act
A BILL
To amend the CARES Act to extend the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee through December 31, 2026, and to change the name of such Committee to the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Extension and name change of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
In general— Section 15010 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 540; 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended—
in subsection (b), by striking “Pandemic Response Accountability Committee” and inserting “Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee”; and
in subsection (k), by striking “September 30, 2025” and inserting “December 31, 2026”.
Technical and conforming amendments— Section 15010 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 540; 5 U.S.C. 424 note), as amended by the preceding subsection, is further amended—
in the heading, by striking “Pandemic Response Accountability Committe” and inserting “Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee”; and
by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code” each place such phrase appears in such section;
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting “Government” before “Reform”;
in paragraph (4), by striking “section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)” and inserting “section 424 of title 5, United States Code”; and
in paragraph (5), by striking “Pandemic Response Accountability Committee” and inserting “Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee”; and
in subsection (e)(3)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App)” and inserting “section 406 of title 5, United States Code”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)” inserting “section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code”.
References— Any reference to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, shall be deemed to refer to the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee.